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Monday, 27 August 2012

Another Monday has rolled around whic means there's a new challenge to share over in The Shabby Tearoom! Starr is your host this week and asks we create card or project using COLOURS FROM THE PHOTO, DISTRESSING / SHABBY ELEMENTS & SENTIMENT.

Here I've used papers from Pink Paislee (the bird and stamp are snipped from 12x12 sheets) and bunting flag from Digital Papers by Janetand greeting from Heather Hudson Etsy.

Monday, 20 August 2012

Here it is ... the long-awaited and much-anticipated DESIGN
TEAM CALL at The Shabby Tea Room!! Thank you to all who have inquired
over the past months ... the Shabby Girls cannot wait to see your creativity and
inspiration shine and hope to see many of you submit your creations for a
chance to earn one ofTWOavailable spots on The Shabby Tea Room Design
Team!

Please read the following INSTRUCTIONS and REQUIREMENTSvery carefully as your ability to follow these instructions and
submit proper and complete projects will directly impact your success on making
the Design Team!

Creativity + Inspiration =
FUN!

The Shabby Tea Room is looking for a few creative designers to join our
team of Shabby Girls!

This call
will be open until September 2nd. The new Shabby Girls will be chosen and notified by September 4th.

Here are the
details regarding requirements of the position and instructions on how to
apply -- following these directions will directly impact the
selection process, so please read everything very carefully to be sure you
understand and complete all steps.If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact us before you submit!

Requirements:

Actively post to your own
blog in English

Participate in our weekly
challenges for six months to be posted every Monday morning

A Six-Month Design Team Term
beginning on September 17th and running through March 17, 2012 (as long as
all Design Team requirements are completely fulfilled. Failure to
fulfill any and all of the DT requirements will result in termination from
the team)

How to
Apply:

1. Be or become a follower of The Shabby Tea Room
2. Email deb4tasteful@earthlink.net with subject "DT Application"
as subject
3. Include the following in your email:

Full Name

Blog Address

Current and previous Design
Team experience (current or past DT experience is not required)

Tell us a bit about yourself
and why you would like to be a Shabby Girl

Submit a newly created card
and/or project (never before shared on your blog) based on the following INSPIRATION
PHOTO. You may be inspired by the colors, theme, objects in
photo or all of the above! Remember ... we ARE The Shabby Tea
Room, so we really adore anything shabby, vintage and tea-related, but
these design styles are not all inclusive, all design styles are welcome
and will be considered. Please ATTACH your
submission to your e-mail ... do not include it in the body of the
e-mail. We are looking for your BEST WORK, so let your creativity
soar and 'wow us' with your application projects! Please do not share your application project on your blog until this call expires.

You may submit as many times
as you wish. Only your first application will require all of the
above ... any subsequent applications need only include 'DT Application'
in the subject like of your e-mail, your name in the body and a picture of
your submission attached to the e-mail.

Good luck to all those who apply...we cannot wait to see your creations!

Happy Monday! There is another new challenge to share over in The Shabby Tearoom today! Tammy is our shabby host this week and asks we create card or project using COLOURS FROM THE PHOTO, FLOWERS & A DAMASK PATTERN.

This week I've made a cute little card and decorative box ( from Creations by AR ). I've cut the box from kraft card and decorated with damask print paper, chipboard corners and a shabby seam binding bow and highlighted with white paint.

And here is the card! Again, I've used the same damask paper along with corrugated card and pink shabby script paper. I've decorated up with crochet doily and felt butterfly, chiffon trim, cotton lace and felt hearts.

I have a new challenge to share on The Ribbon Reel blog, and Lenet is our fabulous host and asks we create a BABY CARD using the COLOURS FROM THE PHOTO & a BANNER or PENNENT!

I've layered die cut labels with this cute heart - made by sticking gingham ribbon onto card and die cutting into a heart which is edged with pom pom trim. This is just adorable for baby cards!! I ran bunting across the card and secured the ends with faux silk ribbon and buttons. For extra cuteness I added a strip of felt hearts onto the crochet lace border.

Monday, 6 August 2012

Today I have a new challenge to share with over in The Shabby Tearoom! Lenet is your host this week and asks we create a card / project USING THE COLOURS IN THE PHOTO.

I've picked up the shabby worn colours this week with kraft card and this gorgeous Graphic 45 paper along with a chipboard frame which has been painted with Crackle Paint and inks then backed with these cool Graphic 45 buttons. I've printed the I Heart U digi stamp from Robyns Fetish, onto matching paper and backed with shredded seam binding and topped off the card with this gorgeous cherub rub on.

We have a new challenge over at The Ribbon Reel blog, and Zuzana is our fabulous host this fortnight and asks we create a card / project using the COLOURS FROM THE PHOTO, FLOWERS plus RIBBON / LACE / TWINE!

Here I've used some Crate Paper denim paper (from their 'Random' collection) which is plain enough to work well with the bright ribbons and lightly splattered with white paint. I've snipped the playing card out 12x12 paper (Crate Paper 'Restoration' range) and layered with a scallop border, ticket and washi tape. This cute pom pom trim is just so tactile which I just love and matches perfectly with the felt flower.

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Fran Westmoreland

I have a life long passion for creating and my love of making cards, scrapbook layouts and mixed media started in 2006. I love experimenting, learning, sharing and developing new techniques in my work.